The
Manhattan Fish Market (MFM) is a high end fast food eating establishment
in the vein of T.G.I. Friday’s and Chili’s Grill & Bar. The Spring has
one of the franchise outlets and Irene brought us there for lunch coz we
didn’t eat on the flight to Kuching.
The Manhattan Fish Market traces its
history back to the Fulton Fish Market in Manhattan, New York. The 180
year linage of the Manhattan Fish Market under the Brooklyn Bridge is the
basis of this seafood restaurant franchise. MFM specializes in seafood of
all sorts – fish, oysters, mussels, lobsters, crab etc. If it has fins or
a shell, it’s probably on the menu at The Manhattan Fish Market.
The MFM
outlet at The Spring shopping mall has a wood based interior with solid
timber dominating the features, a rather environmentally unfriendly but
warm design implementation. The localization attempt has a huge plasma TV
showing a video from Ikan Terhandal Malaysia (Expert Fishing Malaysia), a
monthly magazine for fishing enthusiasts with a VCD showing recreational
fishing amateur footage.
The Manhattan Fish Market also has a consistent
theme – the focus is on seafood and there are old framed posters of fish,
lobster and crab on the walls, presumably the very same ads from the
Fulton Fish Market nearly two centuries ago.
The table has the signature
MFM chopping board in place of the usual plate setting in other
restaurants. This trademark is from the Fulton Fish Market days when fresh
tuna (and other catch) were brought in and chopped up before being
sold.
Captain’s Quencher (RM 6.90)
This is a carbonated orange twist that I ordered. Very refreshing and thirst quenching. No misleading naming conventions here. 🙂
Espresso (RM 12)
A much needed shot of caffeine to jolt myself awake…
Garlic Butter Mussels (RM 13.90)
Delicious poached mussels in creamy Manhattan garlic butter sauce. Comes with slices of baguettes.
The mussels in garlic sauce tastes absolutely divine! There weren’t
enough to go around.
Grilled Catch of the Day (RM 17.90)
Grilled catch of the day complete with
Manhattan garlic butter sauce – a healthier choice (presumably compared
to their famous Manhattan Fish & Chips)
Irene had the grilled catch of the day (think it was halibut for that Saturday)
Manhattan Seafood Platter For
Two (RM 42.90)
Deep fried fish fillet, calamari, oysters, and prawns served with chips and garlic rice.
I shared the Manhattan
Seafood Platter For Two with Phoenix. The waiter had a can of combustible
material and flamed the platter in front of us. This flaming treatment
chars the top of the platter and ensures the carbon goodness is
transmitted properly. 😉
The Manhattan Seafood Platter is meant for two
(2) people but even the three of us couldn’t finish it. The serving
portions at The Manhattan Fish Market is generous, meant for larger
appetites than ours. I think the flaming treatment got too close to Phoenix coz her face seems a bit charred from it.
It was really good to meet up with you again on
this trip, Irene! 🙂
The Manhattan Fish Market – now available in
Sarawak.
